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Hormuz tightens fertilizer supply, adding new pressure to the global food chain

🌍 Tensions around Iran are pushing the fertilizer market into a fresh wave of volatility as the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping route for urea and ammonia, remains disrupted. This is a highly sensitive bottleneck because the Gulf region plays a major role in global nitrogen fertilizer supply.

📈 Urea prices have surged within just a few weeks, while ammonia has also moved higher and DAP and MAP have risen more moderately. This shows the current shock is concentrated mainly in nitrogen fertilizers, the most important input for crops with high nutrient demand such as corn.

🚜 Pressure is now falling directly on farmers just as many regions enter the planting season. Higher input costs are squeezing margins, while countries that rely on fertilizer and LNG imports through Hormuz face greater supply risk.

🍽️ If the disruption extends into Q2, the impact may not stop at fertilizer prices but spread further into crop yields, agricultural prices, and food inflation. The market is no longer watching oil alone, but also viewing Hormuz as a growing flashpoint for global food security.

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